There's the Rub

There's the Rub
Studio album by Wishbone Ash
Released November 1974
Recorded August - September 1974
Criteria Recording Studio C, Miami Florida
Genre Hard rock, rock
Length 38:57
Label MCA
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Wishbone Ash chronology
Live Dates
(1973)Live Dates1973		 There's the Rub
(1974)		 Locked In
(1976)Locked In1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

There's the Rub is the fifth studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It is the first album to feature guitarist/vocalist Laurie Wisefield, who would be a major part of the band's creative direction for the next 11 years. The album is considered by many to be a highpoint of the band's recording career.

The title is taken from Shakespeare's Hamlet; "To sleep—perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub."

The track "F.U.B.B." caused controversy upon the album's release because of the acronym's meaning ("Fucked Up Beyond Belief"). Moreover, the haunting ballad "Persephone" would go on to become one of the band's most popular live songs. The lyrics of "Lady Jay" are based on the Dartmoor folk legend about Kitty Jay.

The cover shows a cricketer rubbing (in effect, polishing) a cricket ball on his trousers, leaving a mark – a common practice by fast bowlers who do so to make one side of the leather ball shinier than the other. This helps the ball to 'swing' as it travels through the air after being bowled, so making it harder for the batsman to play it.

The album peaked at No. 16 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Wishbone Ash

  1. "Silver Shoes" – 6:36
  2. "Don't Come Back" – 5:12
  3. "Persephone" – 7:02
  4. "Hometown" – 4:48
  5. "Lady Jay" – 6:00
  6. "F.U.B.B." – 9:33

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce. There's the Rub at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


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